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Written question asked by Cathy Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 15 December 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Fracking: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on (a) its policy on the extraction of shale gas and (b) the recommendation in the Smith Commission Report to devolve shale gas mineral access rights to the Scottish Parliament.

Answer

DECC Ministers meet regularly with the Scottish Government to discuss a range of issues. As has been the case with successive administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218208
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Natural gas Scotland Fracking
Link
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